Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 487
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Saturday Essay: We must sell grocery as a 'top box' career
It's time to wake up to the fact that it's the whole package that attracts the best candidates, says Stewart Gilliland
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Second Opinion: Shaping the grocery ombudsman
A workable compromise is achievable if commission is open to negotiation, says Kevin Hawkins
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Editor's Comment: Now our futures depend on credit swaps, not just neeps and nappies
Who'd have thought it? Until the credit crunch I thought we were in the business of selling neeps and nappies; but our future more than ever depends on credit default swaps
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Critical Eye... on grubs, celebs and Ramsay's domestic nightmare
Charlie Wright finds Robert Kilroy-Silk even less palatable than deep-fried maggots the size of your fist
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Third Party: Now more than ever, stop the cash leakage
Companies must scrutinise their supply chains to weed out early and excess inventory building up, argues Dan O'Regan
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Saturday Essay: Who's afraid of deflation? Not me
It is the fall in volume growth that the grocery industry should really be worried about, says Tim Eales
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: 'Dark' marketing methods come to the fore
As advertising restrictions kick in, suppliers will have to find new ways to get their message across, says Michael Beattie
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Third Party: Strong-arm tactics lacking in Christmas spirit
Desperate measures by retailers faced with a bleak festive season could sink suppliers needlessly, says Brian Shanahan
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Second Opinion: The bad food get-out-of-jail card
Teaching kids how to cook is a good idea, but where's the British produce, asks Joanna Blythman
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Second Opinion: We still need to raise production
The EU is tightening up on pesticide use. So how do we feed the world?
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Saturday Essay: Let's give the hard sell to a great local story
Independents should work far harder at developing and shouting about their vital community role, says Jonathan James
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Third Party: It's time to find new ways to engage people
Retailers should look beyond reactive price-cutting in stores and embrace the concept of coupons, says Jared Keen
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Editor's Comment: There are reasons to be cheerful in food and drink retailing
We're not saying all is rosy, but we thought it was time someone pointed out the many reasons to be cheerful in food and drink retailing
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Critical Eye... on men behaving sadly
It's not Ross and Brand but Morrissey and Fox that deserve our moral opprobrium, says Liz Hamson
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Saturday Essay: Retailers must understand supplier pressure
The financial crisis has made it vital that farmers, producers and retailers continue working together, says David Hartley
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Second Opinion: We must unite to stop bingeing
The time has come for co-regulation to put an end to alcohol abuse, says Benet Slay